US 12,227,889 B2
Washing machine and washing water supply device
Min Hyung Kim, Seoul (KR); Hyun Mook Kim, Osan-si (KR); Yong Kwon Won, Suwon-si (KR); Masato Suzuki, Saitama (KR); Mitsuhiro Shigeri, Yokohama (JP); Young Sun Shin, Seoul (KR); Goan Su Jung, Yeosu-si (KR); Amitoj Singh, Gurgaon (IN); and Gyu Woo Kim, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Aug. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/230,474.
Application 18/230,474 is a continuation of application No. 17/070,158, filed on Oct. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,753,759.
Application 17/070,158 is a continuation of application No. 16/180,633, filed on Nov. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,822,734, issued on Nov. 3, 2020.
Application 16/180,633 is a continuation of application No. 14/713,422, filed on May 15, 2015, granted, now 10,167,588, issued on Jan. 1, 2019.
Application 14/713,422 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2014/012125, filed on Dec. 10, 2014.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2014-0011810 (KR), filed on Jan. 29, 2014; application No. 10-2014-0021973 (KR), filed on Feb. 25, 2014; and application No. 10-2014-0176940 (KR), filed on Dec. 10, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0374713 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D06F 31/00 (2006.01); D06F 23/04 (2006.01); D06F 29/00 (2006.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 1/04 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 31/00 (2013.01) [D06F 29/00 (2013.01); D06F 37/26 (2013.01); D06F 39/083 (2013.01); D06F 1/04 (2013.01); D06F 23/04 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A washing machine comprising:
a main body including an opening in an upper portion of the main body;
an outer tub in the main body; and
a water supply device including:
a detergent supply container configured to supply detergent to the outer tub,
a washing water supply device at a rear side of the opening, the washing water supply device including:
a housing,
an inlet port through which water is suppliable into the housing, and
an outlet port to discharge water supplied into the housing through the inlet port from the housing toward the opening, and
a water supply valve configured to independently control a supply of water to the detergent supply container and a supply of water to the washing water supply device; and
a water pressure regulation device in the housing and configured to reduce pressure of water flowing to the outlet port.